Seattle-King County Coalition on Homelessness
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We mobilize our community to challenge systemic causes of homelessness and advocate for housing justice.
- Income
- $622,859
- Spending
- $856,666
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 8.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 77%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $158,557, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 38% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1565% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 21 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $249,134 spent. Member Services: see Schedule O
- $137,024 spent. Legislative Updates and Advocacy Campaigns: see Schedule O
- $96,539 spent. Voter Registration, Education, and Voter Participation.
- $77,856 spent. Support for Children, Youth, and Families who are homeless: see Schedule O
- We serve our members through hosting several sets of meetings, including 1)monthly General Membership meetings (open to all, focused on service and housing providers); 2)bi-monthly Senior Leaders conversations for senior leaders at member agencies; 3) monthly South King County Forum on Homelessness meetings (open to all, focused on people who work in south King County communities); 4) Two workgroups for staff from member organizations focused on staff training and professional development and on policy and advocacy.We provide unique opportunities for direct service providers to learn about best practices and resources; develop and share skills; and receive specialized training related to working with people who are homeless or unstably housed. Coalition staff organize and host free, public trainings for case manager, social workers, staff at local public schools and other institutions, and volunteers on topics related to providing housing, shelter, health, and social services. We co-host additional learning opportunities and training with several partners, including the Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.In 2024, we worked with attorneys, benefits navigators, paralegals, and other staff at partner organizations to present seven high-quality professional trainings to staff who provide housing, and work in homelessness and human services across King County. Trainings focused on helping people access, use, and maintain state and local public benefits and services such as Social Security and Social Security Disability; Working Families Tax Credit; McKinney-Vento Student Support Services, Medicare and Medicaid; SNAP, WIC, and state food benefits; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; WorkFirst, and state disability benefits for people who are Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD) or use Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) resources.In 2024, we hosted 11 General Membership Meetings. These informative sessions are intended to help staff learn about and discuss promising and best practices in housing, homelessness and human services; understand key sector-wide issues; ask hard questions and reflect on their work; have honest conversations about implementation challenges; and address common shared issues. On average staff from 27 unique organizations participated in each meeting.Meeting agendas on topics such as: Seattle Housing Authority sharing information on accessing their housing voucher waitlist; DSHS introducing their new Mobile Office; how people without housing can access state ID through the Department of Licensing; United Ways free tax preparation support for low income filers; regional crisis response resources available now and in future through Crisis Care Centers Levy implementation plan; helping students and families access summer EBT benefits; medication assisted treatment through the UW Medicines new Telebup Hotline and REACHs Treatment in Motion programs; information about and opportunities to participate in Seattle and King County annual budget process; understanding the King County Regional Homelessness Authoritys Ombuds program, healthcare services through the UW/Aurora Commons SHE clinics; understanding voting rights of people without traditional home addresses; information about legislative and budget priorities and how to participate in the 2024 WA State Legislative Session.Support for children, youth, and families who are homeless: In every school district in King County, hundreds of students try to learn while living through the upheaval and uncertainty of homelessness. The Coalition supports students who are homeless and their families by providing information and training for staff who work with school-aged children and youth and offers practical support (i.e. new backpacks, school and hygiene supplies, books) through our Project Cool for Back-to-School. Each year we host a workshop called Helping Homeless Students: McKinney-Vento 101 for staff who work directly with public school students who are homeless. The training draws a wide range of staff from community-based organizations, public schools, and other partner agencies. Our October 1st, 2024 training took place on-line, and was attended by 67 providers from 30 different agencies; shelter staff; educators and staff from local public schools. Through Project Cool we collected and purchased high quality supplies, books, and backpacks. In summer 2024 we distributed backpacks to over 1600 school-aged children and youth who were homeless in King County in time for the beginning of the 2024-25 school year. Backpacks contained new, age-appropriate school supplies, hygiene items, age-appropriate books, and resources. These were distributed free to children and youth who are receiving shelter and services at 13 Coalition member organizations.Legislative Updates and Advocacy Campaigns: We educate both staff and clients at our member organizations and the general public to understand how local, state, and federal governments work; who represents them at each level of the government; how ideas become bills become laws; and how to speak up to inform the process as policies and legislation are developed that affect peoples lives and work. Our budget and legislative priorities focus on the need for additional progressive revenue to maintain and scale up current services, shelter, and housing, and to address inequities and remove barriers to stability, health, education, housing, and well-being for people who are living without stable homes, with disabilities, and with extremely low or no income.During the Seattle and King County budget process, staff helped develop recommendations for the Mayor and Executive, City and County Councilmembers to consider in planning and adopting biennial or supplemental budgets. We highlight unmet needs and gaps in systems and services in our community, and the need to stabalize the systems of care that exist to help and house residents. We advocate to secur
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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